In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).
The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025.
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session.
The main focus of the sixty-ninth session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
BPW Canada has Special Consultative Status through ECOSOC and is able to have 20 Delegates attend CSW each year. Watch this page for details on applying to be one of the In Person Delegates.
The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), held from March 10–21, 2025, marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This milestone event brought global attention to the progress made—and the persistent gaps—in achieving gender equity.
BPW Canada’s 20-member delegation participated in high-level UN events, civil society forums, and advocacy briefings. Delegates engaged with international peers, attended thematic sessions on leadership, economic empowerment, and health equity, and contributed feedback as part of the WAGE Rapid Response Team, supporting Canada’s official submission on the CSW Zero Draft.
A major highlight was BPW Canada’s official NGO CSW Parallel Event, hosted in partnership with the Gender Equity Coalition of Ontario and BPW International. Titled:
“Pathways to Gender Equity in the Workplace: Strategies to Cultivate Inclusive Workplaces, Elevate Leadership, and Expand Opportunities in Trades and STEM”
The event featured a dynamic panel of leaders working across engineering, labour, academia, and international advocacy, including:
Held in-person at the Church Center for the United Nations and streamed online, the event explored critical strategies for promoting equity in underrepresented fields, breaking down systemic barriers, and building inclusive leadership cultures.
As part of our follow-up, BPW Canada is preparing a 2025 Delegate Summary Report, which will highlight key learnings, session takeaways, and calls to action for local and national engagement. We also continue to support member-led events across Canada to localize the global commitments of Beijing+30.